The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-09-01
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Two tramps at Maple Grove, Ill. seized
Mrs. Hitler, while her sons were absent
and threw her into a cistern twelve feet
deep. They then ransacked the house and
stole 81, $50. Mrs. Hitler was rescued by
her sons on their return, but it is feared the
shock from the brutal treatment she re-
ceivcd may result fatally.
The Canadian fisheries department has
received information of the seizure of more
Canadian sealing vessels in the North Pa
Cilic Ocean by United States cruisers. 1t
is learned that the commanders of United
States cruisers in the Alaska service have
been ordered to seize all scaling vessels
found in Behring's Sea.
A call has been issued by the leading
representatives of the Knights Of Labor
assemblies, trade unions, land and labor
clubs, union labor clubs and other similar
organizations throughout Massachusetts,
for State convention, to be held in BOS
ton on September 10th, for the purpose of
nominating u full State labor ticket.
Bayliss w. Hanna, United States Minis
ter to the Argentine Republic, recently
called on President Cleveland at Oak View
and was delighted with the simplicity Of
the Presidents present life. He says
'Thc President looked like farmer in love
with his business when | presented myself
to him. Now look out for howl about
CIcvCand'S designs on the Granger vote.
Murat IIalstcad whites that he has spent
two days in close examination Of the battle
| fields west of Metz and Processes himself
unable to make out the positions which he,
Moncurc d. Conway and Won NIoltkc oc-
| cupCd seventeen years ago. "In fact" he
| adds, 'thc lines of battle are not what |
| had supposed them to bc when q spectator,
SO that contemporary history may have to
! be rewritten"
Sam Jones told an audience at Round
Lake, N. Y, 81 can get along with an old
| sinner; | can bear patiently with poor
drunk0rd; but when church member be
| gins to apologize for his mcanncsS and gets
mad because he is told Of his faults, it
makes me sick at my stomach. If any of
you get mad at what am saying Just come
up like gentlemen and ask my pardon and
Ill forgive you.' Nobody apologizcd
Adolph Sutro is to present to tho city
of San Francisco, for erection in the harboI
there a statue Of the Goddess Of Liberty
holding an electric torch in her uplfted
hand The figure and pedestal will be &c
feet .igh, of stone quarricd on the Sar
Miguel rancho, and will be placed on the
higher of the Twin Peaks, so that the lirht
viii he 600 feet above the level of the bay
and visible far out on the Pacific.
Professor S. p. Langley, who was Pro
fcssOr Buird's assistant is mentioned as his
probable successor in the office of secretary
OF lihc Smithsonian institution. Professor
Joseph Henry was the first and Professor
Baird The second incumbent of that office
Professor Baird built up the fish commits
sion and was SO proud of it that he refused
to receive any salary for his services as lisl
commissioner.
Forty years ago there was but one yach
club III the United States To-day we hay,
eighty clubs and g. G2l yachts. In 1S44 w,
hat merchant marine which carried OH
flag to all the seas. To-day our trade il
done III foreign bottoms, and the American
GG!orS arc very rarely seen on the high seas
We had better sell Il few Of our yachts an(
invest in merchantmen. We have dude
enough on land
a dozen gentlemen, constituting a com
mlttCc of Western and Southern t0bncc,
men, are III Washington protesting agains
the damage done the market value of tn,
crop hy too high estimates They claim
That the departmental estimates of the are;
planted are far too high. The matter i
aull under consideration, COMMISSIONS,
Coleman and Statistcian Dodge were pres
cnt yesterday. The committee claims thu
the untruStWOrthincss of the department
correspondents are responsible for the stat
of Atlnirs.
Ex-senator Ferry, Of Michigan, who /
now never heard Of, was once the most i'm
porlant Individual in the United States
lie was president Of the Senate when tn,
election of Mr. Tildcn was disputed. Th,
Ncntc claimed the right Of its Drcsidin.
o!ilycr to determine which were the lega
returns from State. The eyes of the ma
: ton were on Fc ry then. In 1882 he failcC
in business for $i,500,0O The next yea
he was defeated for the Senate Since tina
time he has fallen from notOricty, but II,
has worked hard, and paid oil over 81, 200,
eco Of debts.
Russia won the honorS in the competi
tion of civilized nations as to which should
obtain the best observations of the tota
eclipse of the sun last Friday. All the oh
Scrvailon parties made elaborate prcpara
tlona and expended large sums Of money t(
have everything ready ior good look a
me obscurcd majesty Of the day king
v hen the morning dawncd dark anc
cloudy they were all in dcspair--al say,
an aged Russian astronomer named Men
dcIl'h lie was prepared for any cmcr
gcncy. The other leaned professors wcrt
surprised to see him rig up big balloon
and calmly rise above the clouds. lie re
manned up there several hours and obtained
perfect views of the eclipse. MendelicO
deserves a medal